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Nyevangelism () is a term for a branch of revivalist Protestantism which emerged in Norrland, Sweden, at the beginning of the 19th century. The term, in opposition to Old Pietism (gammalpietism), has been in use since the 1850s.
The movement's foremost representative was Carl Olof Rosenius, who, in contrast to Enlightenment moralism and the emphasis on subjective conditions for salvation of Pietism and Schartauanism, placed Nyevangelism's emphasis on the work of atonement accomplished through Christ. Here Nyevangelism represented a return to the tenets of Martin Luther; sometimes it was taken further, however, so that not only atonement but also justification was considered to have taken place with the death of Christ. Paul Petter Waldenström's new, more subjective doctrine of the atonement came as a reaction against this preaching of the gospel. Nevertheless, the term new evangelism came to be used also within the Mission Covenant Church of Sweden, founded in 1878 as the italic=no when Waldenström's followers split off from the movement. "Come as you are" was a commonly used phrase in Nyevangelism. The movement existed throughout Sweden; however, it found less ground where other revivals had made an impact. Others associated with Nyevangelism in Sweden include Thor Hartwig Odencrants, Lars Vilhelm Henschen, and Adolphe Stackelberg. It reached Norway, Denmark, and Finland as well. It came to Norway in 1870, with some aspects adopted by revival movements such as Haugean movement; preachers such as Paul Gerhard Sand and Johannes Jørgensen were associated with the movement. Excerpts from Rosenius' and George Scott's periodical Pietisten were circulated in the country. In Denmark, Bornholm became the center of Nyevangelism. In Finland, early Baptist founders such as Anna Heikel were also influenced by it.
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